Zapping the EyeHolly Williams got her first pair of eyeglasses in kindergarten. She graduated to hard contact lenses at 16, then moved to soft lenses two years later. But the 35-year-old senior VP for a New York market-research firm never felt contacts fit into her active lifestyle. On airplanes, her eyes would dry out.Article courtesy of Andrew I. Caster, MD, FACS of Beverly Hills, CA

How To Choose A LASIK SurgeonBeware of advertisements pushing "low cost" surgery. Discount surgery is just that. The quality of care and technology IS NOT the same. The potential savings are not worth the risk in receiving less than expert care.Article courtesy of Mark Schneider, MD of Corona, CA

Study Compares LASIK And LASEK Eye SurgeryA study comparing the safety, effectiveness and reliability of LASIK and LASEK has found no clinically significant differences between the two types of laser eye surgery.

Vision Quest, Eye Surgery Success StoriesIt is estimated that 1.5 million people will undergo vision correction surgery this year--more than 4 times the number in 1998. While results are nothing short of miraculous, its popularity is growing everyday. Patients who have been dealing with the hassle of glasses and contacts for years are able to throw them away for good.Article courtesy of Andrew I. Caster, MD, FACS of Beverly Hills, CA

LASIK Technology is Now Better Than EverToday, laser procedures can be customized to suit individual patient needs. In fact, more than six million people have had their vision successfully corrected with conventional laser vision correction procedures such as Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) and LASIK.Article courtesy of Elizabeth Miller, MD of Savannah, GA